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HEATING 0UP. No. 468,147. Patented Feb. 2, 1892'.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANATOLE BERGER AND CATHERINE HEMAIN (VEUVE) CORNET, OF LYONS,

' AND CHARLES MARTIN, OF LIMOGES, FRANCE.

HEATING-CUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,147, dated February2, 1892.

Application filed March 23, 1891. erial No. 385,983. (No model.)Patented in Francetl'uly 80, 1890, No. 205,002.

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ANATOLE BERGER and CATHERINE HEMAIN (widow) CORNET,residing at Lyons, France, and CHARLES MARTIN,

residing at Limoges, France, citizens of the Republic of France, haveinvented an 1111- provement in Heating-Cups, (for which Letters Patenthave been granted to usin France, dated July 30, 1890,No. 205,002,) ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to, maintain the heat of liquidscontained in cups and used as a beverage while such contents are beingconsumed. A saucer is provided for I the cup or similar vessel,and inthe center of the saucer is a recess adapted to the reception of a pieceof incandescent carbon, and there are openings to admit air, so that thecarbon is consumed and the heat of the cup is maintained thereby.

The cup T or vessel for holding tea, coffee,

soup, or other liquid is of any desired size or shape, and the same ispreferably provided with a handle or handles, by which it may be 0easily moved, and such vessel T is supported upon a rim, through whichthere are holes or openings, as shown at a, that allow for the passageof heated products of combustion. The saucer S is of suitable size andshape 3 5 for receiving the vessel T, and this saucer is elevated bylegs or supports 1) to the desired extent above the table upon which itis placed, and in the central portion of the saucer is a depression orcup d, of a size adapted to re- 0 ceivc a cake or piece of carbon 0, ofa size sufficient for furnishing byits combustion the requisite heat formaintaining the proper temperature in the contents of the cup or othervessel T, and there are openings 6 5 through the saucer at the recess d,by which atmosphere is admitted sufficient for promoting the combustionof the carbon 0, and this carbon 0 is advantageously supported uponfingers or rests, as seen in Fig. 2, so as to be raised sufficientlyfrom the bottom of the recess for atmosphere to pass freely beneath suchcarbon and promote its combustion. It will now be apparent that theliquid material in the cup or vessel T will be maintained at the properelevated temperature while being served or consumed by simply placing alive coal or piece of incandescent carbon into the recess in the saucerS and then placing the vessel T in position, and during the combustionof the piece of carbon 0 the heat given oif will act directly upon theunder side 'of the cup or vessel T.

lVe are aware that in many instances a lamp has been placed beneath avessel to heat the same; but this is expensive and not easy ofapplication to ordinary cups and saucers or vessels for holding soup,dzc. By our present invention a small piece of carbon can be inserted inposition, and it is entirelv safe, and the saucer and vessel can bewashed and cleansedin the usual mannerand no separate lamp orfuel-holding device is required.

We claim as our invention 1. The cup or vessel havingdownwardlyprogecting supports with openings for the escape of gases, incombination with a saucer for receiving the cup and having a centralrecess for the reception of a piece of carbon and openings for thepassage of air to the same, substantially .as specified. 8o

2. The combination, with the cup or vessel T, of a saucer having arecess for the insertion of a piece of incandescent carbon to maintainthe heat in the contents of the cup or vessel, and fingers in the lowerpart of the recess for supporting such carbon, there being openings forthe admission of air and for the escape of gases during the combustionof the carbon, substantially as set forth.

The foregoing specification of our improvewent in heating-cups, &c.,signed by us this 26th day of January, 1891.

ANATOLE BERGER. CATHERINE REMAIN (VEUYE) CORNET. CllS. MARTIN.Witnesses:

YVIN RABILLOUX, GASTON JEANNIAUX.

